Lowest-income cities in the US
Explore places with the lowest median household income, with uncertainty shown.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:40+00:00
Ascending median household income: ACS B19013_001E. Low median income is not the same measure as the share of residents in poverty. ACS places, including census-designated places, with at least 20,000 residents in the same ACS release. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Yucaipa city | California | $90,794 ±$8,342 | 54,421 |
| 1352 | Portland city | Oregon | $90,919 ±$1,681 | 641,165 |
| 1353 | Lake Jackson city | Texas | $90,938 ±$8,368 | 27,974 |
| 1354 | Sun Prairie city | Wisconsin | $90,942 ±$5,849 | 37,570 |
| 1355 | The Crossings CDP | Florida | $91,012 ±$13,815 | 22,963 |
| 1356 | Riverside city | California | $91,045 ±$1,764 | 319,069 |
| 1357 | Security-Widefield CDP | Colorado | $91,142 ±$5,192 | 37,345 |
| 1358 | Watauga city | Texas | $91,171 ±$8,236 | 23,233 |
| 1359 | Farmers Branch city | Texas | $91,186 ±$6,969 | 36,645 |
| 1360 | Fresno CDP | Texas | $91,264 ±$7,207 | 24,560 |
| 1361 | Roy city | Utah | $91,282 ±$5,975 | 38,993 |
| 1362 | Burien city | Washington | $91,318 ±$3,494 | 51,513 |
| 1363 | Alabaster city | Alabama | $91,357 ±$5,410 | 33,917 |
| 1364 | Maplewood city | Minnesota | $91,394 ±$6,319 | 40,695 |
| 1365 | Atascadero city | California | $91,429 ±$6,847 | 29,712 |
| 1366 | Rahway city | New Jersey | $91,461 ±$7,212 | 30,109 |
| 1367 | Mount Pleasant village | Wisconsin | $91,616 ±$7,879 | 27,953 |
| 1368 | St. Peters city | Missouri | $91,637 ±$3,124 | 59,092 |
| 1369 | Derry CDP | New Hampshire | $91,673 ±$11,389 | 21,339 |
| 1370 | Bear CDP | Delaware | $91,687 ±$6,365 | 22,370 |
| 1371 | Hanover Park village | Illinois | $91,763 ±$7,351 | 36,732 |
| 1372 | Pooler city | Georgia | $91,766 ±$5,569 | 28,466 |
| 1373 | Dickinson city | Texas | $91,779 ±$11,359 | 21,753 |
| 1374 | Washington city | Utah | $91,853 ±$12,506 | 32,348 |
| 1375 | Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) | Virginia | $91,884 ±$6,014 | 21,194 |
| 1376 | Salinas city | California | $91,908 ±$2,961 | 161,761 |
| 1377 | Hyattsville city | Maryland | $91,941 ±$10,718 | 20,966 |
| 1378 | Elmwood Park village | Illinois | $91,955 ±$4,961 | 23,868 |
| 1379 | Escondido city | California | $91,967 ±$3,679 | 149,668 |
| 1380 | Marlborough city | Massachusetts | $91,968 ±$9,070 | 41,647 |
| 1381 | Leland town | North Carolina | $91,977 ±$5,999 | 29,607 |
| 1382 | Barnstable Town city | Massachusetts | $91,982 ±$6,360 | 49,568 |
| 1383 | Oak Forest city | Illinois | $91,990 ±$8,482 | 26,805 |
| 1384 | Glen Cove city | New York | $92,064 ±$11,860 | 28,112 |
| 1385 | Garden Grove city | California | $92,174 ±$2,652 | 170,964 |
| 1386 | Joliet city | Illinois | $92,201 ±$3,443 | 150,445 |
| 1387 | West Valley City city | Utah | $92,209 ±$3,041 | 138,437 |
| 1388 | Port Chester village | New York | $92,222 ±$8,530 | 31,102 |
| 1389 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | California | $92,228 ±$8,103 | 31,446 |
| 1390 | Saco city | Maine | $92,241 ±$10,901 | 20,819 |
| 1391 | Kent city | Washington | $92,302 ±$3,984 | 135,603 |
| 1392 | Charleston city | South Carolina | $92,414 ±$3,404 | 154,338 |
| 1393 | Des Moines city | Washington | $92,483 ±$8,944 | 32,823 |
| 1394 | Crystal city | Minnesota | $92,513 ±$7,073 | 22,476 |
| 1395 | Plantation city | Florida | $92,541 ±$5,276 | 96,293 |
| 1396 | Winter Springs city | Florida | $92,574 ±$4,517 | 38,951 |
| 1397 | Marysville city | Ohio | $92,619 ±$10,738 | 27,518 |
| 1398 | Port Hueneme city | California | $92,660 ±$9,149 | 21,582 |
| 1399 | Suffolk city | Virginia | $92,666 ±$3,881 | 98,796 |
| 1400 | Roselle borough | New Jersey | $92,762 ±$14,186 | 22,646 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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